Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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