Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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