Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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