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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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