Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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