Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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