Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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