Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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