Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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