Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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