Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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