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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important 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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