Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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