Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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