Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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