Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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