Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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