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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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