Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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