Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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