Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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