Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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