Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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