Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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