Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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