Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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