Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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