Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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