Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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