Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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