Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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