Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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