Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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