Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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