Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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