Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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