Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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