Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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