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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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