Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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