Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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