Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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