Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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