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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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