Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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