Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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