Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important 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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