Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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