Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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