Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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