Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses 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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