Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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