Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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