Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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