Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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