Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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