Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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