Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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