Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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