Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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