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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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