Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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