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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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