Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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