Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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