Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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