Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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