Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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