Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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