Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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