Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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