Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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