Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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