Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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