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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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