Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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