Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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