Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum 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 educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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