Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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