Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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