Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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