Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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