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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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