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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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