Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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