Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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