Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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