Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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