Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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