Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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