Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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