Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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