Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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