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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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