Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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