Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. 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 MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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