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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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