Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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