Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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