Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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