Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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