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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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