Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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