Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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