Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. 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. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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