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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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