Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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