Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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