Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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