Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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