Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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