Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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