Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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