Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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