Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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