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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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