Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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