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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants 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. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers 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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