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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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