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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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