Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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