Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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