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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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