Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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