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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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