Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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