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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major 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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