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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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