Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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