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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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