Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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