Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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