Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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