Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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