Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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