Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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