Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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