Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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