Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free 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 lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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