Find out more about the breathtaking 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 (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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