Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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