Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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