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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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