Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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