Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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