Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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