Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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