Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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