Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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