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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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