Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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