Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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