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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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