Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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