Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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