Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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