Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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