Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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