Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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