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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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