Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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