Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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