Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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