Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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