Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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