Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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