Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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