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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the 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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