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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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