Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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