Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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