Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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