Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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