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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate 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. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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