Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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