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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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