Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major 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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