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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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