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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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