Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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