Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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