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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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