Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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