Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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