Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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