Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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