Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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