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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student 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 digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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