Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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