Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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