Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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