Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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