Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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