Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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