Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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