Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches 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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