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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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