Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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