Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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