Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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