Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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