Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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