Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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