Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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