Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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