Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education enable people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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