Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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