Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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