Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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