Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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