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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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