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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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