Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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