Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important 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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