Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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