Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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