Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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