Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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