Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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