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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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