Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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