Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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