Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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