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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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