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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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