Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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