Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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