Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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