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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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