Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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