Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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