Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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