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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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