Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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