Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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