Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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