Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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