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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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