Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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