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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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