Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to 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 students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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