Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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