Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key 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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