Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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