Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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