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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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