Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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