Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts 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 sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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