Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not 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 subjects that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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