Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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