Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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