Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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