Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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