Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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