Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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