Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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