Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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