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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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