Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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