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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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