Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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