Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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