Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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