Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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