Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers 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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