Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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