Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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