Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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