Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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