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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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