Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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