Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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