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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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