Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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