Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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