Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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