Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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