Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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