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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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