Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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