Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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