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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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