Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What 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 institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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