Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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