Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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