Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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