Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not 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 issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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