Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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