Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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