Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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