Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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