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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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