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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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 massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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