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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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