Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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