Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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