Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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