Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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