Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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