Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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