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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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