Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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