Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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