Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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