Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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