Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. 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 usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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