Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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