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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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