Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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