Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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