Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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