Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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