Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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