Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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