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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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