Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. 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 online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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