Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data 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 subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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