Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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