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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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