Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX 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 learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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