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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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