Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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