Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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