Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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