Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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