Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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