Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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