Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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