Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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