Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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