Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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