Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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