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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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