Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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