Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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