Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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