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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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