Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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