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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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