Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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