Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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