Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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