Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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