Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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