Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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