Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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