Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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