Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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