Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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