Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses 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. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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