Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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