Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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