Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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