Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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