Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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