Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the 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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