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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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