Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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