Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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