Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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