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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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