Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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