Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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