Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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