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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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