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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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