Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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