Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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