Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the sensational new 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 describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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