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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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