Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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