Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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