Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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