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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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