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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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