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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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