Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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