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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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