Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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