Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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