Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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