Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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