Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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