Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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