Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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