Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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