Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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