Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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