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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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