Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the 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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