Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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