Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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