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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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