Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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