Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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