Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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