Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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