Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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