Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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