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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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