Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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