Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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