Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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