Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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