Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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