Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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