Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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