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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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