Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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