Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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