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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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