Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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