Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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