Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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