Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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