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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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