Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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