Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes 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 online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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