Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with 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 e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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