Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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