Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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