Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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