Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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