Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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