Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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