Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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