Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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