Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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