Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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