Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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