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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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