Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand 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 many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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