Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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