Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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