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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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