Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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