Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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