Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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