Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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