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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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