Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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