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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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