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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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