Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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