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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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