Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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