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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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