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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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