Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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