Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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