Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning enable students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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