Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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