Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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