Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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