Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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