Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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