Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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