Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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