Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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