Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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