Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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