Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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