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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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