Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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