Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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