Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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