Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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