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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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