Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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