Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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