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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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