Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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