Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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