Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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