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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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