Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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