Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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