Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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