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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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