Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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