Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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