Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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