Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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