Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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