Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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