Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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