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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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