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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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