Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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