Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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