Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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