Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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