Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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