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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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