Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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