Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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