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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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