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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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