Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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