Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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