Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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