Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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