Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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