Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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