Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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