Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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