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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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