Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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