Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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