Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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