Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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