Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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